Nkx6-2 NK6 homeobox 2 [Mus musculus (house mouse)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Nkx6-2provided by MGI
Official Full Name: NK6 homeobox 2provided by MGI
Primary source: MGI:MGI:1352738
See related: Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000041309 AllianceGenome:MGI:1352738
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Also known as: Gtx; Nkx6.2
Summary: Enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity and sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including central nervous system myelination; pancreatic A cell differentiation; and regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including 4-cell stage embryo; central nervous system; gut; neural ectoderm; and thymus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in spastic ataxia 8. Orthologous to human NKX6-2 (NK6 homeobox 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Expression: Broad expression in stomach adult (RPKM 18.8), cerebellum adult (RPKM 13.6) and 19 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human all
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Genomic context

Location:: 7 F4; 7 84.57 cM

Exon count:: 5

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27)	7	NC_000073.7 (139159292..139162726, complement)
108.20200622	previous assembly	GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26)	7	NC_000073.6 (139579376..139582797, complement)

Chromosome 7 - NC_000073.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Selective dopamine D2 receptor deletion from Nkx6.2 expressing cells causes impaired cognitive, motivation and anxiety phenotypes in mice.
Title: Selective dopamine D2 receptor deletion from Nkx6.2 expressing cells causes impaired cognitive, motivation and anxiety phenotypes in mice.
Spatial Transcriptomics of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas Identifies NKX6-2 as a Driver of Gastric Differentiation and Indolent Biological Potential.
Title: Spatial Transcriptomics of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas Identifies NKX6-2 as a Driver of Gastric Differentiation and Indolent Biological Potential.
Onecut-dependent Nkx6.2 transcription factor expression is required for proper formation and activity of spinal locomotor circuits.
Title: Onecut-dependent Nkx6.2 transcription factor expression is required for proper formation and activity of spinal locomotor circuits.
Localized a Nkx6.2 positive ventricular domain located in the alar midbrain. Nkx6.2 derivatives' fate map analysis showed mainly a rostral colonization of this GABAergic neuronal population.
Title: Mesencephalic origin of the rostral Substantia nigra pars reticulata.
Data show a longitudinal domain positive for both Nkx6.1 and Nkx6.2 that is medial to the Pou4f1-positive red nucleus. This domain could correspond to part of the reticular formation, which extends from the diencephalon and the mesencephalon.
Title: Dynamic expression patterns of Nkx6.1 and Nkx6.2 in the developing mes-diencephalic basal plate.
co-expression of Nkx2.2 and Nkx6.2 transcription factors in myelinating oligodendrocytes suggests their functional interactions in the regulation of myelin sheath formation and/or maintenance
Title: Co-localization of Nkx6.2 and Nkx2.2 homeodomain proteins in differentiated myelinating oligodendrocytes.
Analysis of these populations in Nkx6-2 null mice suggests that there is a small and partially penetrant loss of delayed non-fast spiking somatostatin/calretinin double positive cortical interneurons in the absence of Nkx6-2 gene function.
Title: Characterization of Nkx6-2-derived neocortical interneuron lineages.
distinct requirements for Nkx6.1 and Nkx6.2 in endocrine differentiation are a consequence of their divergent spatiotemporal expression domains rather than their biochemical activities
Title: The transcription factors Nkx6.1 and Nkx6.2 possess equivalent activities in promoting beta-cell fate specification in Pdx1+ pancreatic progenitor cells.
The involvement of downstream proteins in cytoskeletal function and cell adhesion reveals mechanisms whereby Nkx6-2 directly or indirectly regulates axon-glial interactions at myelin paranodes.
Title: CNS myelin paranodes require Nkx6-2 homeoprotein transcriptional activity for normal structure.
Nkx6.2, is expressed during pancreas development and partially compensates for Nkx6.1 function; Nkx6.2 has distinct domains in the pancreas.
Title: NKX6 transcription factor activity is required for alpha- and beta-cell development in the pancreas.

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Variation

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Alleles

Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)

Endonuclease-mediated (3)
Targeted (5) 1 citation

Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

RH129147 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:212455

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:487422

Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in cell differentiation	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of cell fate commitment	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within central nervous system myelination	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within endocrine pancreas development	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of cell fate commitment	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within neuromuscular process controlling balance	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of neuron fate commitment	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of oligodendrocyte differentiation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within oligodendrocyte differentiation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within pancreatic A cell differentiation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of cell fate commitment	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: homeobox protein Nkx-6.2

Names: Drosophila NK transcription factor related, gene family 6, locus 2; NK6 transcription factor related, locus 2; glial and testis specific homeobox

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_183248.4 → NP_899071.2 homeobox protein Nkx-6.2

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_899071.2

Status: VALIDATED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the functional protein.

Source sequence(s)

AC112670

Consensus CDS

CCDS40170.1

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

D3Z4R4

Related

ENSMUSP00000101701.3, ENSMUST00000106095.3

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00046
Location:151 → 205

Homeobox; Homeobox domain

RNA

NR_027857.2 RNA Sequence

Status: VALIDATED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (2) represents a longer, spliced 3' UTR. This variant is represented as non-coding because the transcript a candidate for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD).

Source sequence(s)

AC112670

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001635.27-RS_2024_02

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Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Genomic

NC_000073.7 Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Range

139159292..139162726 complement

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mRNA and Protein(s)

XM_036152695.1 → XP_036008588.1 homeobox protein Nkx-6.2 isoform X1

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

D3Z4R4

Related

ENSMUSP00000095588.3, ENSMUST00000097974.9

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00046
Location:151 → 205

Homeobox; Homeobox domain
XM_036152694.1 → XP_036008587.1 homeobox protein Nkx-6.2 isoform X1

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

D3Z4R4

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00046
Location:151 → 205

Homeobox; Homeobox domain